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In just over 10 years we have become the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
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Better Cotton is grown in 22 countries around the world and accounts for 22% of global cotton production. In the 2022-23 cotton season, 2.13 million licensed Better Cotton Farmers grew 5.47 million tonnes of Better Cotton.
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Today Better Cotton has more than 2,700 members, reflecting the breadth and diversity of the industry. Members of a global community that understands the mutual benefits of sustainable cotton farming. The moment you join, you become part of this too.
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Register for one of our upcoming webinars to learn more about the revision of the Better Cotton Principles and Criteria.
Get Involved in the Better Cotton Programme
Better Cotton is grown with the support of a whole range of partners across cotton producing countries. Multi-stakeholder involvement is key to achieving the main objectives of Better Cotton, as set our in our 2030 Strategy. That’s why we are …
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Cotton Sector Comes Together to Drive Climate Action
Last week, Better Cotton welcomed more than 450 participants from 50 countries to the Better Cotton Conference in Malmö, Sweden and online. Together, we examined the overarching conference theme of climate action through a variety of lenses, including gender, smallholder livelihoods, …
Members Can Now Vote in the Better Cotton Council Election
The voting period for the Better Cotton 2022 Council Election is now open. In this year’s election there are four seats up for election. After several months of candidate and member interaction and campaigning, Better Cotton Members can now vote …
Last Chance to Register for the 2022 Better Cotton Conference
There is just one day left to register to attend the 2022 Better Cotton Conference online. Don’t miss out! Register by 5pm CEST on Tuesday 21 June to secure your spot. The packed two-day conference includes a series of keynotes …
Global Farming and Its ‘50:50’ Moment
By Alan McClay, CEO, Better Cotton. This article was first published by Devex on 14 June 2022. News that the world has a “50:50” chance of exceeding the 1.5 degrees Celsius mark in the next five years is a wake-up …
Better Cotton Launches 2021 Annual Report
We are delighted to launch the Better Cotton 2021 Annual Report which highlights key updates, successes and challenges from the past year and cotton season. In the report, we share that: In the 2020-21 cotton season, the Better Cotton programme reached …
Two Days Left to Register to Attend the Better Cotton Conference in Person
There are just two weeks to go until we bring our global cotton community together at the Better Cotton Conference in Malmö, Sweden and online. In-person registrations close on Wednesday 8 June at 17:00 CEST and we encourage you to …
Supplier Training Programme: Turkish
Better Cotton’s Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand Better Cotton’s mission, learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines which is based on mass-balance administration, and familiarise themselves with the Better Cotton Platform.